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Pats Fight Hard in 5-4 Loss to Tigers

February 14, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Regina, Sask. - The Regina Pats had their two game winning-streak come to an end following a 5-4 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Tuesday at the Brandt Centre.

Tonight's battle saw five different lead changes. The Pats opened the scoring in the first and had a 2-1 lead before trailing 3-2 after one. In the second period, Zane Rowan would tie the contest with 1:05 to play, as it was 3-3 after 40 minutes of action. After the Tigers took another one goal lead, Braxton Whitehead would tie the game at four with a power play goal in the third.

Gavin McKenna (2G-2A) completed a four point game with the go-ahead goal late in the third period to restore the Tigers one goal lead at 5-4. Shane Smith, Dru Krebs and Oasiz Wiesblatt rounded out the scoring for the Tigers in their second straight win. Tomas Mrsic finished with two assists and Ethan McCallum picked up his 10th win.

Jaxsin Vaughan finished the game with two points (1G-1A) while Tanner Howe chipped in with two assists. The Pats also got scoring from Zach Moore, Whitehead and Rowan, and Ewan Huet made 16 saves in the loss.

FINAL SCORE: Tigers 5, Pats 4

THE GOALS

First Period

1-0 Pats at 8 seconds - Zach Moore (5), assisted by Tanner Howe // Howe's shot from the slot caromed off the back boards to Moore at the right side, he took a quick shot that banked off a defender and somehow eluded McCallum to give the Pats a 1-0 lead early in the opening frame.

1-1 Tigers at 4:42 - Oasiz Wiesblatt (24), assisted by Gavin McKenna & Reid Andresen // Wiesblatt ended up with the puck in the slot and let a shot go that beat a screened Huet to tie the contest up at 1-1.

2-1 Pats at 6:03 - Jaxsin Vaughan (13), assisted by Zackary Shantz & Aaron Krestanowich // The Pats broke in on an odd-man rush and Shantz sent a pass to Vaughan who one-timed it past McCallum to give the Pats a 2-1 lead.

2-2 Tigers at 9:21 - Gavin McKenna (24), assisted by Hunter St. Martin & Tomas Mrsic // McKenna skated by the Pats defenders, got in alone, and beat Huet low with a sneaky shot to tie the game up at 2-2.

3-2 Tigers at 12:53 - Dru Krebs (6), assisted by Marcus Pacheco // A Tigers player ended up knocking Huet to the ice, Krebs was able to skate around the back of the net and tuck home a goal to make it 3-2.

Second Period

3-3 Pats at 18:55 - Zane Rowan (5), assisted by Jaxsin Vaughan // Vaughan fired a low shot that was kicked out to Rowan who buried the puck to tie the game up at 3-3 late in the second period.

Third Period

4-3 Tigers at 5:56 - Shane Smith (26), assisted by Tomas Mrsic & Gavin McKenna (PP) // Mrsic's shot from the left circle pinballed off multiple posts to Smith who buried it into an open cage to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead with a powerplay marker.

4-4 Pats at 7:31 - Braxton Whitehead (12), assisted by Tanner Howe & Tye Spencer (PP) // Howe sent a pass to Whitehead at the top of the slot and he one-timed the puck past McCallum to tie the game up at 4-4.

5-4 Tigers at 11:34 - Gavin McKenna (25), assisted by Josh Van Mulligan & Tomas Mrsic (PP) // McKenna's shot from the top of the left circle beat a screened Huet to once again give the Tigers a one goal lead, now 5-4.

THE STATISTICS

SOG: Regina - 11-9-8--28 | Medicine Hat - 7-7-7--21

PP: Regina - 1/3 | Medicine Hat - 3/3

Face-offs: Regina - 25 | Medicine Hat - 31

THE GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Ewan Huet ( 17 saves / 21 shots)

Medicine Hat: Ethan McCallum ( 24 saves / 28 shots)

THE 3 STARS

First: Gavin McKenna - Tigers (2G-2A)

Second: Jaxsin Vaughan - Pats (1G-1A)

Third: Braxton Whitehead - Pats (1G)

JUST NOTES

Jaxsin Vaughan scored his 13th of the season and later added an assist. He now has goals in three straight contests.

Zane Rowan scored his fifth of the season and has points in back-to-back games.

Zackary Shantz has points in back-to-back games giving him three assists in that span.

It took until his 35th game but Aaron Krestanowich grabbed his first career helper.

Tanner Howe had a pair of assists and has 13 points (3G-10A) in his last 11 games.

Zach Moore scored his fifth of the season. He has five points (3G-2A) in his last five games.

Braxton Whitehead scored his 12th of the season for his first in eight contests. He has points in three straight games and 11 points (2G-9A) in his last 10 games.

Tye Spencer picked up an assist and has 16 points (7G-9A) in his last 11 games.

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